NATIONAL GALLERY, Caravaggio Supper At Emmaus

Among the 17th-century masterpieces of the National Gallery you can't miss admiring Supper at Emmaus by Michelangelo Merisi, also known as Caravaggio.

This canvas was painted in the early 17th century and represents the artist's passage from his earlier works often portraying children playing instruments or cards or impersonating Eros or Bacchus, to his later works characterized by a harsher and darker style.

The picture depicts an episode in Luke's Gospel, in which Jesus appeared to two disciples after his resurrection. While Cleopas and a friend are heading to Emmaus, a small village just a few miles from Jerusalem, an unknown pilgrim joins them. Shortly after, while dining in a tavern, the traveler breaks the bread and pronounces the blessing just as Christ had done during the Last Supper. Thanks to this gesture, the two recognize him as the Savior....